Successful completion of a Masters course with an overall classification of Merit or higher, or its overseas equivalent, with an element of research training, is a prerequisite for entry to a PhD. A research proposal must be included with the formal application materials.

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Programme description

Fabienne Cheung, a PhD research student in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at the University of Manchester presents her research as an 'elevator pitch'

Research in French Studies covers a wide range: from Early Modern theatre and thought to contemporary cinema and dance; from culture and society to modern linguistics. In the 2014 REF, Modern Languages and Linguistics at Manchester, the unit of assessment that includes French Studies, had more than 70% of research outputs rated at 4* (world leading)/3* (internationally excellent). These results place Modern Languages and Linguistics at Manchester at a highly impressive 3rd out of 57 submissions, nationally, based on research power (calculated by 4* and 3* times number of staff submitted). The Cluster for Research in Visual Cultures of the French-Speaking World
is a focus point for research activity. Numerous major research grants secured by staff include `Queer Cinema from Spain and France: The Translation of Desire and the Formation of Transnational Queer Identities', funded by AHRC 2012-2015, 'Watching Dance: Kinesthetic Empathy' (with University of Glasgow, York St John University and Imperial College London), funded by AHRC 2008-2011 and 'Post-Colonial Negotiations: Visualising the Franco-Algerian Relationship in the Post-War Period' (with University of Durham), funded by AHRC 2008-2011,and a Visiting Professorship awarded to Professor Martine Joly (Université Michel de Montaigne-Bordeaux III) by the Leverhulme Trust, February - April 2008.Staff have also secured numerous grants to support smaller research projects, to complete books or articles or to host visiting researchers from other countries. Research seminars, involving both visiting speakers and discussion of staff and students' current work, further enhance the research culture.

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For entry in the academic year beginning September 2018, the tuition fees are as follows:

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